Top Stories for Tuesday November 24, 2009

Full of Surprises and Fun: Sharing Memories And a Passion for Life with Beverly Stearns
By Cookie Steponaitis
    The scene could well have originated from a Victorian postcard. Working at a table with a lit lamp the craftswoman painstakingly makes a stitch on the embroidered piece before her. Glancing up from her work she smiles and invites you to join her. Gazing at the intricate scene of angels and praying hands there is a moment of reflection and pause for the skill shown and the detail of the work. Meeting the gaze of the craftsperson, you catch a twinkle in her eyes and a smile that suddenly leads you to know that this interview is about to go off to the races: literally!
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Lake Champlain Bridge Coalition Demands Action....State Leaders Respond

The closure of the Lake Champlain Bridge between Crown Point New York and Addison Vermont has had a devastating impact on businesses and commuters along the route 17/125/30 and 22/22A corridor.  Solutions to the problem have been slow to materialize.    [ more ]

David R. Fenster Takes Oath of Office as Addison Counties New States Attorney
By Mike Cameron
Vermont Governor James Douglas administered the oath of office and signed the official document making Bennington lawyer David R. Fenster the state’s newest state’s attorney for Addison County.  The 3 p.m. ceremony took place at the Judge Frank J. Mahady Court House in Middlebury, before a gathering of court and law enforcement officials, along with Fenster’s family and friends on Tuesday November 17th 2009.  
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